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…showed last 75 words of 682 total…were worn only by a few important leaders of the Sioux. White eagle feathers with sharp, black tips, were highly regarded and, when worn in the hair, symbolized acts of bravery. Today the Blackfoot tribes reside on four reservation. Over 6,000 Indians, mostly of Piegan decent, live on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana; fewer than 20 percent are full blood. In addition there are more than 9,000 Indians living on the Blackfoot, Blood, and Piegan in Alberta.